giblet Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hibs have a guy bought from English non league on the books. Story here. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5799 Anyone know of players coming from non league straight to first team professional of recent times? Cant think of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Calum Butcher came from Tooting & Mitcham to Tannadice. Morgaro Gomis was playing at Hayes or Windsor or somebody, followed by a few games for Cowden then straight into the Utd team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 We signed Tom Brown from Glenafton. He scored in his debut for us against Dundee in our first game back in the Premier League. He featured in the 1997 Scottish Cup win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Josh Law came from Alfreton Town to the Europa league, where he scored 2 goals on his debut. Unfortunately he's never really lived up to the expectations that his debut set, despite being an ever present. Dougie Arnott came from the juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Dougie Arnott came from the juniors. shotts bonnacord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Abdul Osman at Thistle started at Maidenhead United. He left the Magpies for Gretna who were in the old SPL at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Josh Law came from Alfreton Town to the Europa league, where he scored 2 goals on his debut. Unfortunately he's never really lived up to the expectations that his debut set, despite being an ever present. Dougie Arnott came from the juniors. Did you boys not sign a lad from the juniors fairly recently too? I say recently it was probably about 9 or 10 years ago. Only played s handful of times as I recall. Rangers signed Bobby Russell from Shettleston Jnrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulS2014 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hibs have a guy bought from English non league on the books. Story here. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/5799 Anyone know of players coming from non league straight to first team professional of recent times? Cant think of any. His agent just happens to be the same agent who looks after Alan Stubbs, such a coincidence........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Marvin Johnson came from Kiddieminster Harriers and Louis Moult has come from Wrexham. Mind you this season Marvin looks every bit the non league player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddardStark Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Not recent but I am certain Ian Wright came from Greenwich Borough to Crystal Palace at the age of 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Didn't Jamie Vardy play non-league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbear Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Didn't Jamie Vardy play non-league?Yep.Played for Fleetwood who were a Conference side at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbear Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Pretty sure Graham Roberts was another. Ian Wright, Collymore, Les Ferdinand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thistle signed Kris Doolan from Auchinleck Talbot and Chris Erskine from Kilbirnie Ladeside in recent times and they went straight into the first team. Eventually winning the First Division with us and going on to be decent players in the SPL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotts56 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Darian MacKinnon came from the juniors (Clydebank) to Accies 2-3 years ago and is now playing Premier League football. Good player, permanent member of the first team, but every now and again he does a tackle straight of the juniors and cops a red card for it. He's currently suspended (again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Motherwell signed Martin Grehan from juniors - never made it but done ok for a bit in the lower leagues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Darian MacKinnon came from the juniors (Clydebank) to Accies 2-3 years ago and is now playing Premier League football. Good player, permanent member of the first team, but every now and again he does a tackle straight of the juniors and cops a red card for it. He's currently suspended (again). He's not a good player at all IMO. He's also a complete tosser of a laddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BremnerLorimerGray Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Motherwell signed Martin Grehan from juniors - never made it but done ok for a bit in the lower leagues We signed Martin Wood from Rothes a good few years ago. Paid a 5 figure fee, but he never really made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 We signed Tom Brown from Glenafton. He scored in his debut for us against Dundee in our first game back in the Premier League. He featured in the 1997 Scottish Cup win. Thought of Broono when I saw this thread. Junior Cup and Scottish Cup winner, must be a pretty unique double! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherwell Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 shotts bonnacord Thought he signed for Motherwell from Pollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thought he signed for Motherwell from PollockIn our late teens we thought we had a pretty decent 5 a side team. One of our mates dad said he'd get a team together that'd beat us. Aye right, go on then. One of them in a black and white striped top virtually ripped us apart on his own. On closer inspection it was a Pollock top. Aye Dougie Arnott, he signed for Motherwell a couple of weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Caley signed Richie Hart from Brora who became a first team regular for over 5 years playing in the SPL before later playing for Ross County and Dundee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Jim Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 St Mirrens greatest ever player Tony Fitzpatrick was signed from Possil YM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlish Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Did Garry Birtles not join Nottm Forest from non league? And won 2 European cups!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Charlie Austin was playing at a very low level in non league, Poole Town, before Swindon took chance then Burnley (was it?) then QPR and scored few goals in premiership, and England. Few Poole Town fans made fortune by betting on him years ago that he would play for England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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